A graduate of both St. Louis University and The Art Institute of Dallas, Luisa Mendoza started her production career at AMS Pictures (Dallas, TX) in the late 90s where she worked hard to learn all aspects of production but found her calling behind the camera. During her time at AMS, her work won many Telly Awards with the company and her first documentary as Director of Photography, The Power of Harmony: The Story of the Turtle Creek Chorale won Best Documentary at the USA Film Festival in 2005.

She was Senior DP at AMS, working on high end corporate work, commercials and documentaries until going freelance in 2013. She has since built a successful business of her own shooting for corporate, broadcast and “reality” clients. Her work can be seen on channels such as HGTV, DIY, Discovery, ESPN and NFL Network and her corporate client list includes American Airlines, BSNF Railroads, Pepsi- co/Frito Lay, Toyota NA, AT&T and Yum!Brands.

Chris Tedesco has distinguished himself as a one of the top call Trumpet players on the music scene in Los Angeles since 1987. Equally at home performing Classical Trumpet or Jazz, Chamber music or Orchestral pieces, Chris’s sound has been heard on numerous recordings for Movies, TV shows, TV Commercials, CD recordings, and live dates with some of the biggest names in the industry. He is also a Music Contractor and studio owner recording remote Trumpet, Trombone and French Horn for 16 years. He is a graduate of the University of Miami in Florida, where he studied trumpet with Gil Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. Chris’s Jazz album titled Living the Dream made it to the number eight slot for two weeks and stayed in the top thirty for two months on jazz radio in 2010. Chris is a specialist in vintage swing music for over 20 years and leads his own groups under the Angel City Music name along with being Music Director of the Satin Dollz.

Some most recent credits include the newer TV shows American Horror Story, Feud, Timeless, Making History, The Quad, the Netflix series Jessica Jones, All Hail King Julien TV cartoon series, Miles from Tomorrowland, Sheriff Callie’s Wild West and Mickey and the Roadster Racers. Chris also served as the Musician Contractor and Trumpeter for the Dreamworks movie Need for Speed and his solo jazz trumpet can be heard on the theme to Showtime’s Homeland, in Christina Aguilera’s movie Burlesque, and the big band trumpet for Ironman I. During pro football season Chris can also be heard on the Monday Night Football theme.

Other credits include the movie soundtracks to For Your Consideration, Finding Nemo, Best in Show, Batman Begins, The Mexican, Winchell, and Nixon. Television credits include American Idol, The Playboy Club, The Green Lantern cartoon series, Beware the Batman cartoon series, America’s Best Dance Crew, the El Tigre cartoon series, The Latin Grammys, The SAG Awards, the Star Trek TV series, The District, Chicago Hope and many more. He is the leader of the Angel City Horn section, which have recorded the hit tunes Don’t Cha Wish for the Pussy Cat Dolls, and Christina Aguilera’s Candyman and Nasty Naughty Boy.

Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and independent filmmaker. Some of her recent awards include making the ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2021 list, winning the 2020 Grand Prize Shoot Your Short Contest, the Female Filmmaker Award at the Lonely Seal International Film Festival, New England Film Star Awards Finalist, Best First Time Director in the New York Movie Awards, and Best Narrative Short Film Director at the Mystic Film Festival.

Her film The Squirrels in the Attic, based on her award-winning screenplay, has been recognized in over 14 film festivals and won six awards to date. In the Company of Crows, written and directed by Rachel, is scheduled for release in early 2021, along with a film based on her multi-award-winning screenplay, The Influencer, which will be premiering at Hollyshorts Film Festival.